News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-27
LOH N S ON.

Hattie Mcfarland is home from the
Oswego Normal School for two weeks
vacation.
The severe wind of Friday morning
made comfortable havoc among the lum-
Der piles at Bucks steam mill.
d. G. Holmes and Stephen Gilbert rep
resented the Old Brigade Post at the re-
cent encampment at st. Adams.
Elmer Balch has finished work for the
Burlington Electric Light Co., in whose
employ he has been for several months.
John HI. Burnham has purchased of
Roswell Foster his entire stock of paints,
etc., and will continue the business.
Hon. w. P. Dillingham;, of Waterbury,
has been engaged by the Old Brigade
Post to deliver the address on Memorial
Day.
Will Hayford, who has been located in
New York in the employ of the Baldwin
Refrigerator Co., is now at home for
few days. He expects to work in Bur-
lington the remainder of the winter for
the same company.
Mrs. Story and Miss Bruce, two of our
Normal teachers, are spending their va
cations in Boston and vicinity. They ex-
pect before their return to visit the prom
inent schools of that city, the Quincy
schools and the Normal schools of Ply
mouth.
Rev. L. P. Tucker represented our
Chautauaua circle at the recent meeting
of the presidents of the many similar
clubs at Weirs, where arrangements
were made for the annual Chautauqua
assembly, to be holden at that place in
July. A full report of the meeting is
given in another column.
The closing exercises of the fall and
winter term of the johnson Normal be-
| gan on Sunday, Jan. 16, with sermon
| before the graduating class in the NJ. E.
church by Rev. i. Z. Tucker, on the sub
ject of Architecture of Character" 1t
was an earnest, thoughtful discourse, cal
culated to impress the minds of his hear
ers with the necessity of studying to be
approved of God" The public examin-
alton, conducted by State Supt. Dartt
and Prof. Cilley, of Jericho, occurred on
| Wednesday and Thursday mornings. In
lthese examinations the pupils acquitted
themselves well and showed the thor
ough training OF the past term. The b
exhibition on Wednesday evening was a
grand success. The selections were of a
| high order, all were well and some even
| finely rendered. A good audience on
this somewhat unpropitious evening tes-
titled to the esteem in which the people
of johnson held this entertainment. The
graduating exercises and awarding of
diplomas occurred on Thursday after
noon, three young ladies and an equal
number of yOr1g men receiving the
State certificates, the seal of their faith
fulness in the work of the two years
course. The class and teachers were
Hospitality entertained at the Baptist
church by the ladies of that society, and
partoOk once again of the dainty viands
and still more memorable friendliness of
the good people of johnson. The eXer-
cises of the week closed with a band
concert at Normal Hall. This was a
pleasant social gathering, and as were all
the exercises of the week, was well at
tended. This has been successful term
of school. A larger number of pupils
than usual have been in attendance: eX-
cellent work has been done; the stand
ard of scholarship and department has
been advanced; the health of the pupils
has been good; the prospects for the flu
ture were never better, and altogether
this institution seems to be rising in the
confidence of the people, and is worthy
the patronage of the coming teachers OF
the State.